Media Center Minute
Media you can use!
If you like it, use it!
# 1
What is it: Flocabulary is a learning program for all grade levels that uses educational hip-hop music to engage students and increase achievement across the curriculum.
How to Access:
Access through Clever
Week in Rap Junior
The Week in Rap Junior helps students in grades 3-5 learn about current events, promote curiosity and make connections across subject areas, all while building key literacy and critical thinking skills.
Engaging Hip Hop Songs & Videos
Many subject areas covered
# 2
What is it:
"Animated movies engage via narrative, humor, and characters who speak in a voice kids can relate to. They encourage self-directed learning and further exploration of the world around them."
How to Access:
There are 3 ways to access BrainPop. If one way does not work for you try another. There were some issues with this earlier in the year.
Access through Clever, Canvas, or Google (while in your Gmail click the waffle icon and scroll down).
BrainPop
BrainPop Jr.
BrainPop EspaƱol
# 3
What is it:
Discovery Education is a global leader in standards-based digital content for K-12. They offer multimedia content, professional development, and a large professional learning community where you can connect with other educators and share ideas.
How to access:
Access through Clever.Professional Learning Opportunities
Explore tools to learn creative ways to maximize your digital integration and share with your colleagues.
Discovery Education Network (DEN)
A way to connect with other educators and share thoughts and ideas.
Videos, videos, videos
# 4
Worldbook Online & Encyclopedia Britannica
In Canvas...
WorldBook Online
A resource with thousands of articles in English and Spanish and multimedia aligned to curriculum. World Book Student features daily current events, assessment tools for educators, and resource guides.
How to Access
Teachers Access through Canvas.
Students Access through Clever.
Britannica Online
Allows you to choose from a variety of content types, including articles, images, videos, dictionary, magazines, Web's Best Sites, Primary Sources & Ebooks, and Year in Review. Whew!
Kids InfoBits & National Geographic Kids
In Canvas...
Kids InfoBits
What is it:
Kids InfoBits is a content-rich, easy-to-use digital resource featuring age-appropriate, reliable, curriculum-related content covering a broad range of educational topics.
How to Access
Teachers Access through Canvas.
Students Access through Clever.
Nat Geo Kids
National Geographic Kids includes the magazines 2009 - present, as well as books, videos, and images. Informational texts are available for all grade levels in ELA, SS, and Science classrooms.
# 5
Laptop Re-imaging
Put in a helpdesk ticket when you are ready to get it done. Ronnie said it should take about 3 hours.
Carissa Davenport
Email: cdavenport@newcaneyisd.org
Website: https://www.newcaneyisd.org/site/Default.aspx?PageID=4111
Phone: 3213
Twitter: @carissa_fay